Grid DP02 Band Conditions — Canada
Localized HF conditions for Maidenhead locator DP02. Coordinating at 62.50°, -119.00°. Updated with real-time telemetry from NOAA and DX cluster reports.
DP02 conditions are POOR. Best bands: 10m, 20m, 30m, 40m, 60m. SFI: 105.
From Canada operating area, work the 13:40 UTC and 01:59 UTC grayline windows: probe 20m, 30m, and 40m in the 15 minutes either side while the terminator crosses DP02.
After sunset, 20m transitions and 40m becomes the reliable DX fallback from this part of North America.
This square sits in Canada footprint and is best used as a planning center for portable, field-day, and home-station band decisions.
- Latitude zone
- high-latitude
- Local phase
- Darkness
- Aurora exposure
- watch during geomagnetic storms
- Grayline
- 13:40 UTC / 01:59 UTC
- Best high band
- 10m
- Nearest city
- Canada operating area
● Local Band Quality Scorings
Use this local score for DP02, then compare the global live ranking oncurrent ham band conditionsbefore changing bands.
● Best DX Windows from DP02 — Canada operating area
Great-circle distance, short-path beam heading, the bands most likely open right now from DP02 to each DX region at SFI 105 / Kp 0.33, and a current verdict. "Open now" means a suitable band is scoring well on that path; "Try ~HH:MM" points at the next far-end grayline. Band picks and status are a planning heuristic, not a measurement.
| Target | Distance | Beam | Bands to try | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 1,846 mi | 142° | 40m, 80m, 20m | Open now |
| Europe | 4,179 mi | 35° | 10m, 15m, 20m | Open now |
| East Asia / Japan | 4,427 mi | 299° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| South America | 6,271 mi | 122° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| South Asia | 6,524 mi | 344° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| Oceania | 8,068 mi | 256° | 40m, 20m, 80m | Open now |
| Southern Africa | 9,451 mi | 49° | 10m, 15m, 20m | Open now |
● Band-by-Time Plan for DP02
A planning heuristic for the local day at DP02, built from sunrise 13:40 UTC, sunset 01:59 UTC, SFI 105, and Kp 0.33. Not a measurement — a starting point for where to listen as the day turns.
Grayline enhancement — low bands reach long distances as the terminator passes.
Modest SFI — 20m is the daytime workhorse here.
20m and 15m carry the daytime load at this SFI.
Second grayline peak — 20m holds, then hands off to 40m.
Low bands own the darkness — 40m for DX, 80m regional.
Recent local activity
Spots touching DP02 and the adjacent squares
These are the newest 10m, 15m, and 20m reports where one side of the path sits in DP02, DP03, DP01, DP12, CP92. This gives the page unique, local context instead of a generic solar snapshot.
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Where this grid is reaching right now
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No contest event is currently loaded. For planning from DP02, start with 10m POOR, 15m POOR, 20m FAIR and keep 20m available as the safest all-around fallback.
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